Senior Shift Engineer in Rhiwlas

Senior Shift Engineer

A well‑established packaging manufacturer is looking to appoint a Senior Shift Engineer to support its highly automated production operation.

About the role

The business operates a modern automated facility supplying products into major UK markets and continues to invest heavily in engineering reliability, automation, and operational performance.

Working within a busy engineering department, you will be responsible for maintaining and improving automated production and packaging equipment while acting as a senior point of support for the wider engineering team during shift operations.

Responsibilities

• Respond to complex equipment breakdowns and carry out effective fault diagnosis
• Act as a senior engineering support during shift operations
• Assist engineers with challenging technical and electrical faults
• Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement activities
• Complete planned preventative maintenance activities
• Fault find on electrical and mechanical systems
• Support machinery upgrades, installations and commissioning
• Support and mentor junior engineers as required
• Work closely with production teams to maximise equipment uptime
• Maintain accurate engineering and maintenance records
• Ensure engineering work is completed safely and to a high standard

What we are looking for

• Experienced engineers with a strong background within FMCG, packaging, manufacturing or automated production environments
• Technically strong, calm under pressure, and confident taking ownership of more complex engineering challenges during shift operations
• Time‑served multi‑skilled engineer / senior engineer / shift engineer
• Strong electrical fault‑finding and diagnostic skills
• Previous experience within FMCG, packaging, manufacturing or process industries
• Apprentice trained, NVQ, City & Guilds, HNC or equivalent engineering qualification
• Experience working with automated production or packaging machinery
• Strong understanding of PLC‑controlled systems (Siemens S7 PLC experience highly advantageous)
• Knowledge of drives, motors, relays, sensors, conveyors, pumps, valves and control systems
• Previous experience supporting or mentoring engineering teams would be beneficial
• Comfortable working within a fast‑paced production environment
• Strong communication and problem‑solving abilities

Benefits

• Salary up to £57,000
• 3 on / 3 off shift pattern offering excellent work‑life balance
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Ongoing training and development
• Long‑term career progression opportunities
• Stable and growing manufacturing business
• Modern automated production environment
• Supportive engineering team and strong site culture